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he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to make that abundantly clear to those americans who are listening. >> you know, i hear your frustration and criticism with speaker boehner. a part of me feels sorry for him. >> i wish i could. >> i linger under the belief that president obama and speaker boehner in a room together could cut a deal. i think boehner can't crow his colleagues. >> well, yes rk, that's true an i've heard that sympathy for boehner and that's true, but on the other hand, leaders are able to solve problems an he hasn't been able to solve it at all. >> as a fallback plan to protect the middle class, re
he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to...
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the president met with harry reid and spoke with john boehner. is a grand bargain still possible when everyone is leaving town? >> a week from the shooting massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead, we have heard plenty of people calling for new gun control laws but very little from the national rifle association until now. in a bizarre news conference, the head of the nchl ra said the solution of gun violence in this country is simple, more guns. armed officers in every school. it is the same line we have heard before from the nra. has the country's relationship with guns fundamentally changed since newtown. what we saw last night from house republicans is yet another symptom of a real problem for the gop. they don't believe in compromise. they have lurnlged too far to the right. president obama tapped kerry to be the next secretary of state. let me finish with the great new movie about getting bin laden and how one person can make a huge difference. we begin with where things stand on the fiscal cliff. david corn is the washington b
the president met with harry reid and spoke with john boehner. is a grand bargain still possible when everyone is leaving town? >> a week from the shooting massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead, we have heard plenty of people calling for new gun control laws but very little from the national rifle association until now. in a bizarre news conference, the head of the nchl ra said the solution of gun violence in this country is simple, more guns. armed officers in every...
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for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold. he gave the chain cpi. he cut the debt ceiling in the deal. he gave them another trillion dollars in spending cuts. i think he's absolutely in the right when he says i have tried to compromise and i've been met with complete intransigence. >> an aide tells nbc news senator reid believes republicans should return to negotiating table and work with democrats that avoids the fiscal cliff all together. republicans should support passing a bill that extends tax cuts for families up to $250,000 and delays the so-called seque
for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold....
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this isn't john boehner's problem to solve. he's done his part. he's bent over backwards. >> joining me now new jersey congressman a member of the house budget committee and you're back here in new jersey. >> yes. how are you doing? >> i'm doing okay. i got to ask you, has speaker boehner quote bent over backwards to reach a deal, in your opinion? >> no, i don't think he has. i can't put the entire blame on him for what happened last night. remember he was on your show and many other shows yesterday saying the major problem is that the president can't control the votes in his own party. he said that. i didn't say that. well what happened last night was we find out that after mr. boehner and mr. cantor said very specifically that they had the votes they were far off the count. now we can't be playing russian roulette with this stuff. we're talking about people being hurt on january 1st, taxes going up for everybody and what their plan as they call it, plan b was to stop 0.3 people of getting a tax cut. in other words, they are the only ones that wo
this isn't john boehner's problem to solve. he's done his part. he's bent over backwards. >> joining me now new jersey congressman a member of the house budget committee and you're back here in new jersey. >> yes. how are you doing? >> i'm doing okay. i got to ask you, has speaker boehner quote bent over backwards to reach a deal, in your opinion? >> no, i don't think he has. i can't put the entire blame on him for what happened last night. remember he was on your show...
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at the same time with the exception of boehner he said it's a scam. but the majority was on fox news sunday this week and said didn't totally rule out impeachment. republicans didn't really respond to the impeachment talk but the firm know they should have. it gave the white house an opening to make it a bigger thing. >> i want to shift to michelle obama. she's the most popular member. she can help democrats during midterm. why are we not seeing more of her doing that? >> the simple answer is michelle obama doesn't like politics all that much. she's never been incredibly political person. if you read obama's memoirs she talks about she was skeptical of the times when he wanted to run for higher officer and things like that. she's not by nature a political person. she doesn't have the extensive relationship on the hill that maybe a hillary clinton had when she was first lady. so it's a different set of relationships. that means she's not as willing to fly out to different state and do a fund-raiser when you maybe compare it to a hillary clinton or even
at the same time with the exception of boehner he said it's a scam. but the majority was on fox news sunday this week and said didn't totally rule out impeachment. republicans didn't really respond to the impeachment talk but the firm know they should have. it gave the white house an opening to make it a bigger thing. >> i want to shift to michelle obama. she's the most popular member. she can help democrats during midterm. why are we not seeing more of her doing that? >> the simple...
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boehner. he has to decide does he continue to appease the tea party wing or does he put a clean cr on the floor. >> the continuing resolution funding the government is now out of the senate and in order to avoid a government shutdown, it's up to house republicans to now pass a spending bill. >> so, over the next three day, house republicans will have to decide whether to join the senate and keep the government open or shut it down. >> and as democrats led by the president are pressing speaker boehner for a clean bill that funds obama care, it looks like house republicans are taking directions from someone else. >> i view what's critical is that the house pass a measure that protects the american people from the harms that obama care is causing. >> according to robert costa, senator ted cruz is continuing to press conservative members to revolt against boehner and strip the cr bill of obama care funding. there by inviting a shut down on monday. in just three day, we will know if ted cruz is abl
boehner. he has to decide does he continue to appease the tea party wing or does he put a clean cr on the floor. >> the continuing resolution funding the government is now out of the senate and in order to avoid a government shutdown, it's up to house republicans to now pass a spending bill. >> so, over the next three day, house republicans will have to decide whether to join the senate and keep the government open or shut it down. >> and as democrats led by the president are...
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they have been pitying john boehner instead of this is the guy for hot. >> i don't know if john boehner is the face for messaging, they have tried to do that with with ted cruz. there a difference between boehner and pelosi, pelosi for the most time she was speaker was leading the caucus. boehner the most time as speaker has been following his caucus. he's not the decisive figure pelosi was before. all of this day to day tactical messaging wars, who is responsible for world war ii memorial or bigger boogie man or boogie woman for the american people, all of that, i think, as we get closer to the debt limit as the markets continue to decline because they become more nervous about this, all that is going to fade into the background. all these politicians in washington will have to look at themselves in the mirror and say how much damage am i willing to cause. i'm not talking 30 or 40 hard line people in the house who basically don't think default is a terrible thing or going over the debt limit is a terrible thing. leadership of the house, leadership of the senate, leadership of the white
they have been pitying john boehner instead of this is the guy for hot. >> i don't know if john boehner is the face for messaging, they have tried to do that with with ted cruz. there a difference between boehner and pelosi, pelosi for the most time she was speaker was leading the caucus. boehner the most time as speaker has been following his caucus. he's not the decisive figure pelosi was before. all of this day to day tactical messaging wars, who is responsible for world war ii...
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from john boehner last night, huh? don't see that very often. >>> last night, by the way, on "the colbert report," the epic emmy battle between stephen colbert and jimmy fallon raging on as the comics are both nominated for an emmy in the same category. here's what you missed. >> i'm sorry. my throat is just a little scratchy. can i get some tea or something like that, please? >> you got it, buddy. >> jimmy fallon! what are you doing here? >> i got your favorite. jasmine pomegranate zinger! >> being best friends for six months is the best six months i've ever been friends! >> it's so great. even the fact that we're nominated in the same category in the emmys this weekend can't come between us. i hope you get it. >> yeah! >> i just wish there was some way we could share all of our private fun memories with the audience. >> i know. we can use my pensieve. get ready. let's go! oh, jimmy! jimmy! remember riding that bicycle built for two! >> do you remember that time that we rode the ferris wheel? >> yeah! oh, oh, jimmy, r
from john boehner last night, huh? don't see that very often. >>> last night, by the way, on "the colbert report," the epic emmy battle between stephen colbert and jimmy fallon raging on as the comics are both nominated for an emmy in the same category. here's what you missed. >> i'm sorry. my throat is just a little scratchy. can i get some tea or something like that, please? >> you got it, buddy. >> jimmy fallon! what are you doing here? >> i got...
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you have a boehner lasting longer than 23 years, seek immediate medical attention because boehner shouldn't counties chickens before they hatch. >> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. i'm joined now by columnist ellis th ellis hanigan. >> i think the blood is flowing to his brain very well. i think it's great. >>> electile disfunction, really? >> first of all, you can make one of these ads today so cheaply. you can throw it up on youtube for no money at all. and then you and i are talking about it in big time television. it gets a ton of publicity. this is a guy who has very little chance of winning. i think he had $1600 in the bank at the end of last year. so it's a hail mary pass of an ad. but you got to give him credit for creativity. >> creativity indeed. all right. let's shift to the serious matter of ukraine. because president obama spoke with russian president putin. should we consider it somewhat a positive sign that the two are still taking each other's calls? >> well, i like the fact that you putin is calling the white house. it shows he has shall concern about wh
you have a boehner lasting longer than 23 years, seek immediate medical attention because boehner shouldn't counties chickens before they hatch. >> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. i'm joined now by columnist ellis th ellis hanigan. >> i think the blood is flowing to his brain very well. i think it's great. >>> electile disfunction, really? >> first of all, you can make one of these ads today so cheaply. you can throw it up on youtube for no money...
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when the tea party tells john boehner to dance, john boehner starts dancing. at a fund-raiser in idaho, boehner said when it comes to the debt ceiling, gop will agree to raise it if they get more spending cuts. "the president doesn't think this is fair. thinks i'm being difficult to deal with. i'll say this. it may be unfair, but i'm trying to leverage the political process to produce more change than what it could produce if it was left to its own devices. we're going to have a whale of a fight." members of his caucus are still mired in town halls back home. the "national review" offers up one example of the division among the party's elite. and boehner's advisory council. a letter calling on line to use the continuing resolution to defund obama-care authored by representative mark meadows split the so-called jedi council, a secretive group of top conservatives helping boehner sketch a debt ceiling strategy. in the meantime the treasury department warned lawmakers the country will hit the debt ceiling earlier than expected. sometime in mid october. raising th
when the tea party tells john boehner to dance, john boehner starts dancing. at a fund-raiser in idaho, boehner said when it comes to the debt ceiling, gop will agree to raise it if they get more spending cuts. "the president doesn't think this is fair. thinks i'm being difficult to deal with. i'll say this. it may be unfair, but i'm trying to leverage the political process to produce more change than what it could produce if it was left to its own devices. we're going to have a whale of a...
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. >> john boehner has more influence. we're all students of john boehner. we all look at his face and try to figure out what's going on. the 75-second press conference did not tell us anything. >> 73 seconds. >> i rounded up to the nearest five. i don't know what he's going to do. what causes him to move. the president risked his job to pass universal health care. right now for this, the next crisis, the debt ceiling, to end john boehner is going to have to risk his job one way or the other. >> it's hard. very hard for me to see him saying, here you go, nancy pelosi. >> or any kind of democratic cooperation. last night i was on the air 1:00 to 2:00 in the morning. i apologize to anybody who watched that. no, it was a great program was a lot was happening. among things that happened speaker boehner came out for 73 second press conference, did not mention the words government shutdown. luke russert is kind of like a distant cousin, young nephew to john boehner, they have a personal relationship on the hill. luke came out an
. >> john boehner has more influence. we're all students of john boehner. we all look at his face and try to figure out what's going on. the 75-second press conference did not tell us anything. >> 73 seconds. >> i rounded up to the nearest five. i don't know what he's going to do. what causes him to move. the president risked his job to pass universal health care. right now for this, the next crisis, the debt ceiling, to end john boehner is going to have to risk his job one...
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and does speaker boehner have the votes? and what will the senate do if the bill passes in the house? game day begins at the top of the hour. stay with us. >>> so game show host alex trebeck faces real life "jeopardy" and lady gaga sheds a tear, and amy winehouse leaves behind a trove of music. we get the scoop from courtney hazlett and i know the headline here. >> and yes, that story of the day broke shortly after you and i were standing here yesterday and we didn't have the details, but a long story short, he hurt himself trying to fend off a robber in the hotel room, but you have to hear the man tell it himself, and some of the more creative headlines. alex trebeck gets injured in the most awesome way possible, and yes, and look at this most awesome detail in alex's own words. >> i got up and saw that the door was being held up by a wad of tissue and i got up and saw a woman walking away. i put on my underwear and ran down the hall. i chased her and i didn't get more than 25 feet before my right achilles tendon ruptured a
and does speaker boehner have the votes? and what will the senate do if the bill passes in the house? game day begins at the top of the hour. stay with us. >>> so game show host alex trebeck faces real life "jeopardy" and lady gaga sheds a tear, and amy winehouse leaves behind a trove of music. we get the scoop from courtney hazlett and i know the headline here. >> and yes, that story of the day broke shortly after you and i were standing here yesterday and we didn't...
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and this is where boehner is running into trouble. do you think they'll eventually put a rate increase on the table? >> they're either going to do that or take us into a very dangerous fiscal situation over the cliff. this is a loosy in the football situation and the president says, i'm not going to kick again until you show me some serious commitment. and keep in mind, this is the republican leadership that supported the $718 billion of savings in medicare that was part of the health care provisions to extend the life of medicare, and then ran against it, as being something that was stealing money from medicare. so it's not even just a matter of putting those ideas on the table, but willing to be consistent about it. but i think what you see right now from the white house is a deadly seriousness about this balance of getting our fiscal house in order, but also making sure we make the investments in the middle class to grow, and they're looking for a partner here. they've got to have a partner who's willing to put some facts on the ta
and this is where boehner is running into trouble. do you think they'll eventually put a rate increase on the table? >> they're either going to do that or take us into a very dangerous fiscal situation over the cliff. this is a loosy in the football situation and the president says, i'm not going to kick again until you show me some serious commitment. and keep in mind, this is the republican leadership that supported the $718 billion of savings in medicare that was part of the health...
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boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance of that renewed commitment to fighting aids, this group, which is known for memorable protests any way, found a way to be more memorable today. one of the groups involved in today's event tweeted, watch naked aids activists take over boehner's office at congress. that was their tweet that you could watch them and you really could. you can watch the live stream video of naked protesters standing in the office of a highest ranking republican in the country and that does not happen often and because it was that guy's office, other report ers just happened toll mil
boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance...
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under boehner's plan you have a two-pronged approach. earlier today mcconned said he supported boehner's plan, so it makes you wonder if it can pass the senate. there are a lot of questions about whether boehner's plan will pass in the senate. so a lot of questions here, thomas, and the two sides still very much deadlocked. >> kristin welker, thanks. >>> right now he's having a heart time finding the votes to push his plan and move it to the president's desk. congress mast tim huelskamf has voiced concerns, and he joins us this morning. good to see you, congressman. did you disagree with the white house and some of your leaders on the severe weather of the consequences that are attached to u.s. default? >> well, there's certainly no one in town that would like to default. we're receiving new information that august 3rd was really a political debate. but really it's a failure of leadership in this town that we're at this point in time where we're asking countries to bail us out. what we're asked for in the debate is give you a long-term p
under boehner's plan you have a two-pronged approach. earlier today mcconned said he supported boehner's plan, so it makes you wonder if it can pass the senate. there are a lot of questions about whether boehner's plan will pass in the senate. so a lot of questions here, thomas, and the two sides still very much deadlocked. >> kristin welker, thanks. >>> right now he's having a heart time finding the votes to push his plan and move it to the president's desk. congress mast tim...
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boehner's party is not doing well in public opinion polls, but boehner, he's just in denial. >> you go back to, you want to talk about polling, most americans would agree that spending is a much bigger problem than raising taxes. they want us to deal with this. >> actually, voters across the board think taxes should go up on the wealthiest americans. democrats, independents, and republicans all agree by large maintains they want congress to raise taxes on income above $250,000 a year. republican leaders are completely disconnected from public opinion. this is one reason republican approval continues to nosedive while democrats actually have a positive rating with the public. when voters were asked to describe the republican party, 65% of the responses were negative. and here's the -- and here they are. like you know, bad weak, uncompromising, need to work together, broken, unorganized, disorthd. one prominent gop pollster put it this way. republicans have run out of persuadable white voters. john boehner is ultimately responsible. he is doing irreparable damage to the republican brand.
boehner's party is not doing well in public opinion polls, but boehner, he's just in denial. >> you go back to, you want to talk about polling, most americans would agree that spending is a much bigger problem than raising taxes. they want us to deal with this. >> actually, voters across the board think taxes should go up on the wealthiest americans. democrats, independents, and republicans all agree by large maintains they want congress to raise taxes on income above $250,000 a...
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boehner has lost control of his party. second of all they are trying to find a way out of the hole they have dug for themselves. they are disregarding the first rule of holes which is when you're in a hole, stop digging. they have got a different problem. that is they are incapable of figuring out how it is they get off the hook. on top of that, his own party is denying him the ability to lead and to cut deals with the white house. after all, andrea, remember, compromise is an honorable word and is the way the government should be working in this country. >> in the past appropriations, so some departments funded, fully funded. this the first time in my recollection, and you're memory is better than mine, there are no appropriations bills. >> we haven't passed appropriations bills nor have we passed a budget. all we've got to do here is to pass a simple continuing resolution and then we can get down and negotiate. the problem is they don't want to do it on the other side of the aisle. the worst problem is they are now tryin
boehner has lost control of his party. second of all they are trying to find a way out of the hole they have dug for themselves. they are disregarding the first rule of holes which is when you're in a hole, stop digging. they have got a different problem. that is they are incapable of figuring out how it is they get off the hook. on top of that, his own party is denying him the ability to lead and to cut deals with the white house. after all, andrea, remember, compromise is an honorable word...
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choose from among these gals, john boehner and good luck. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> john boehner knows that the president is right on taxes. he knows it, but he's afraid to say that now, so he's sending one of his loyal soldiers out there to say it for him. >> there may be a debate over whether it's a cliff or curb. >> bump in the road. >> the curve of a mole hill. >> but there is one indes putable fact. >> the fact is definitely ticking. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious. >> i got a pen. i'm ready to sign it. >> some signs of compromise. >> congressman tom cole urged his colleagues to get in line behind president obama. >> that's just silly. >> scared me a little bit. >> i told tom earlier that i disagreed with him. >> shame on him. >> why would you do that? it's like selling your soul. >> i hope his wife understands. >> he brought my wife into it? he's never met me, my wife. >> his wife. >> some of these people have had impure thoughts? >> do you have any impure thoughts about gr
choose from among these gals, john boehner and good luck. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> john boehner knows that the president is right on taxes. he knows it, but he's afraid to say that now, so he's sending one of his loyal soldiers out there to say it for him. >> there may be a debate over whether it's a cliff or curb. >> bump in the road. >> the curve of a mole hill. >> but there is one indes putable fact. >> the fact is...
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why is john boehner doing this? >> i think what changed is that he was confronted with losing his speaker shship. i think the right flank of the house is so dead on this that they told him that he wouldn't be reelected speaker unless he did it. john boehner is actually a very practical politician, and i think he knows it's a train wreck. you do something like this and the american people and it's going to backfire. it's true that 50% of the american public do not care for obama care, but it you look at the cross tabs on that they don't want it repealed. they don't want it fixed and there's this internal battle in the republican party. you have the tea partiers who seem almost giddy at the prospect of this all happening and the ability to possibly defund obamacare. senate republicans are the opposite. john mccain called it a suicide note and lamar alexander said he's not in the shutdown crowd and john cornyn questioned the endgame and even ted cruz admitted this was going to pass the house. i don't know, nia malika,
why is john boehner doing this? >> i think what changed is that he was confronted with losing his speaker shship. i think the right flank of the house is so dead on this that they told him that he wouldn't be reelected speaker unless he did it. john boehner is actually a very practical politician, and i think he knows it's a train wreck. you do something like this and the american people and it's going to backfire. it's true that 50% of the american public do not care for obama care, but...
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playing ball and boehner's office released another response. what does plan b represent? is this just a stop gap measure to get us past january 1st? >> no. plan b is a negotiating tactic used by speaker boehner that would allow him to say if all these talks fell apart something that he said before which is the house has done its job. the senate and the white house couldn't get their act together. we passed something out of our end, and we're trying to work on this problem. it's something they usually fall back on. what's interesting here, though, alex, is a few things. one, plan b is that tax cuts would go up for those making a million or above. obviously, you've heard the president would like that number to be 400. there's still a lot of members of the house, gop conference that would not accept taxes going up on $1 million or above. we spoke to a few coming out of that meeting and asked if they would support a plan. they would not elaborate on if they would or vote against it. it's not a straight easy whip. especially because democrats have n
playing ball and boehner's office released another response. what does plan b represent? is this just a stop gap measure to get us past january 1st? >> no. plan b is a negotiating tactic used by speaker boehner that would allow him to say if all these talks fell apart something that he said before which is the house has done its job. the senate and the white house couldn't get their act together. we passed something out of our end, and we're trying to work on this problem. it's something...
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i've had back problems. >> boehner the yogi. maybe he'll have more time for yoga come november. >>> bob brady is making headlines after he took a glass of water that pope francis left behind last week. brady who has said he believes the water in the glass is holy shared some with his family and staffers in his office and intends to sprinkle the rest on his grandchildren, the story was enough to get the attention of hbo's john oliver. >> drank the pope's water. i don't mean to be disrespectful but i'm pretty sure that is not part of the catholic faith. for the record, that is not holy water that you're slurping down and pouring over your grandchildren. it is the backwash from an old argentinean man. that is what you have there. that is what you have. >> bottoms up. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> 22 minutes past the hour. good morning, jane. >> good morning, happy monday. >> happy monday. boy, it has been an interesting weekend, donald trump in fact today going to be announcing his tax plan, where he's going
i've had back problems. >> boehner the yogi. maybe he'll have more time for yoga come november. >>> bob brady is making headlines after he took a glass of water that pope francis left behind last week. brady who has said he believes the water in the glass is holy shared some with his family and staffers in his office and intends to sprinkle the rest on his grandchildren, the story was enough to get the attention of hbo's john oliver. >> drank the pope's water. i don't mean...
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you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being sham bollic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will punish republicans if they cut entitlements. they will punish democrats if they cut quitements. so what you saw today was the president shifting attention from debt reduction to tax cuts, which is the easy thing. i think the problem is centrally in country, and the politicians look like idiots because they are responding to horrible incentives. >> shambalic. what does that mean? >> i'm british. >> ok. >> i thought i'd let it go the first time. i didn't know what it meant. tom, you interviewed the candidate obama in 2008. and you said -- you asked him
you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being sham bollic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will...
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john boehner now making the fairness argument? it's a shocking turn of events but a testament to the fact that the republicans know optics are not in their favor. >> here's where it looks like it's heading. republicans float i think a face-saver in the new york times. quote, if no deal can be struck to avert the bush era tax cuts and onset of deep across the board spending cuts gop leadership could foresee taking up and passing legislation this month to extend the tax cuts for the middle class and then resume the bitter fight over spending and taxes as the nation approaches the next hard deadline and statutory barring. that's the debt ceiling coming up later this year, early part of next year. here's the question right now, governor. it seems that's a face saver because they say taxes deferred or delayed are taxes avoided. if they say we'll get to defending the rich later. we'll let their taxes go up in january. it seems that's a face-saver even if they say we'll get to it later. >> well, i think what happens, chris, though is thi
john boehner now making the fairness argument? it's a shocking turn of events but a testament to the fact that the republicans know optics are not in their favor. >> here's where it looks like it's heading. republicans float i think a face-saver in the new york times. quote, if no deal can be struck to avert the bush era tax cuts and onset of deep across the board spending cuts gop leadership could foresee taking up and passing legislation this month to extend the tax cuts for the middle...
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news. >> john boehner is a good man. he is a patriot. he cares deeply about the house, an institution in which he's served for a long time. he cares about his constituents and he cares about america. you know, we have obviously had a lot of disagreements and politically we're at different ends of the spectrum. but i will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me. >> boehner ice announcement immediately sets up a leadership fight with house majority leader kevin mccarthy, the odds-on favorite to succeed boehner and challenges could come from other quarters. we have this story covered from all across washington this hour. i want to start with chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press" and i think on monday right here starting up. >> yes, ma'am. >> wish you were here today. >> yeah, yeah. >> let's start with the press conference. that was remarkable. he comes in singing. leaves singing. he looked happy. >> he is. i said this before earlier and, kate, i'm sure you had the same experience. we
news. >> john boehner is a good man. he is a patriot. he cares deeply about the house, an institution in which he's served for a long time. he cares about his constituents and he cares about america. you know, we have obviously had a lot of disagreements and politically we're at different ends of the spectrum. but i will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me. >> boehner ice announcement immediately sets up a leadership fight with house majority...
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house speaker john boehner. "roll call" newspaper reporting the payroll tax cut fiasco, "has raised significant questions about john boehner's ability to lead his conference for the long term." listen to this. "the number one question that will be debated over the eggnog at hill centric holiday parties is whether john boehner will be able to continue -- excuse me, will be able to save his speakership for more than a few more months in light of his horrible miscalculation on the payroll tax bill and then his desperate flip-flop to get in front of the troops that were marching in opposite direction from where he said they needed to go." wow. bob corker of tennessee is turning out to be the personification of the republican party's political and policy incoherence on this. here's senator corker on cnbc this morning calling on house republicans to just pass the darn payroll tax cut bill. and remember, bob corker is also a republican. >> are republicans getting killed right now in public opinion? there is no question
house speaker john boehner. "roll call" newspaper reporting the payroll tax cut fiasco, "has raised significant questions about john boehner's ability to lead his conference for the long term." listen to this. "the number one question that will be debated over the eggnog at hill centric holiday parties is whether john boehner will be able to continue -- excuse me, will be able to save his speakership for more than a few more months in light of his horrible...
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and john boehner is getting squeezed from both sides. now on the right he's taking heat over his propoesal that would raise $800 billion in revenue closing loopholes. on the left the white house won't talk to him until he agrees to raise rates. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell didn't support speaker boehner's plan. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house republican leadership for trying to move the process along, and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> i want to bring in "time" magazine's assistant editor and "national journal"'s chris freitz. does this come down to john boehner and what he's willing to do? >> i think what we've been seeing for the last few months, the ideological struggle within the republican party. you've seen some moderate voices stepping up saying let's make a compromise but you have a house that's intransigent. i think bainer is in charge at the end of the day but he's got to wait, marshall the forces and have people coming to him and i hope this doe
and john boehner is getting squeezed from both sides. now on the right he's taking heat over his propoesal that would raise $800 billion in revenue closing loopholes. on the left the white house won't talk to him until he agrees to raise rates. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell didn't support speaker boehner's plan. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house republican leadership for trying to move the process along, and getting to a point where hopefully we...
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john boehner cut as de deeply as the epithet "boehner care." that is now being thrown around by republicans. so john boehner decided if he is not going to talk tough about de-funding obama care he has to talk tough about something. and so john boehner has circled all the way back to an old favorite. the debt ceiling. he said this yesterday in boise, idaho. i have made it clear that we're not going to increase the debt limit without cuts and reforms that are greater than the increase in the debt limit. the president doesn't think this is fair. he thinks i'm being difficult to deal with. and leveraging the political process to produce more change than what it would produce if left to de-fund. we're going to have a whale of a fight. john boehner obviously thinks, a whale of a fight over the debt ceiling will help him fast the first deadline, the september 30th deadline for continuing the regular funding of government. the treasury expects to hit the debt limit a few weeks after that. but if john boehner expects a whale of a fight over the debt lim
john boehner cut as de deeply as the epithet "boehner care." that is now being thrown around by republicans. so john boehner decided if he is not going to talk tough about de-funding obama care he has to talk tough about something. and so john boehner has circled all the way back to an old favorite. the debt ceiling. he said this yesterday in boise, idaho. i have made it clear that we're not going to increase the debt limit without cuts and reforms that are greater than the increase...
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and congressman boehner says he doesn't even want to vote on it this year. how about stepping up to the plate when it counts, mr. speaker? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." speaker of the house john boehner says the congress should vote on military action in syria, but not only sometime next year, when a new congress comes to washington. boehner told the "new york times" that voting on war in november when congress comes back for the lame duck is the wrong time to do it. he said doing this with a whole new group of members who are on their way out of the door, i don't think that's the right way to handle this. i would suggest that early next year, there will be that discussion and there will be that request from the president. that's what he's saying. some want congress to vote on authorizing president obama's use of force, even the president already has the authority. boehner says it's the president's job to send a proposal to congress before it can vote. >> i do believe it would be in the nation's interest.
and congressman boehner says he doesn't even want to vote on it this year. how about stepping up to the plate when it counts, mr. speaker? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." speaker of the house john boehner says the congress should vote on military action in syria, but not only sometime next year, when a new congress comes to washington. boehner told the "new york times" that voting on war in november when...
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next, speaker john boehner set to visit the white house within the hour on this busy day. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> an extremely busy day in washington. the president and john boehner are due to meet at the top of the hour for urgent talks on the fiscal cliff. and with 12 days to christmas, boehner has had his 12 drummers drumming to the beat of spending is the problem. boehner started the day with a chart prepared by drummer boy paul ryan and after taking the serious step of launching a twitter hash tag, he declared that the president is not serious about the debt. >> here we are at the 11th hour and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue right here. it's this issue, spending. >> are you feeling the christmas spirit yet? well, despite the strife, the president's kept his holiday cheer. >> how are you fee
next, speaker john boehner set to visit the white house within the hour on this busy day. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> an extremely busy day in washington. the president and john boehner are due to meet at the top of the hour for urgent talks on...
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john boehner has the same problem that john boehner had four days ago, three days ago before the government shutdown. there is a group of republicans in the house, and it's a lot bigger than the 14 people who said they would sign a clean cr who are republicans. there's a group of 40 to 50 republicans in the house who simply are not going to vote for a continuing resolution that does not include delaying or defunding obama care. at least today they're not going to do that. that's the bigger problem here, andrea. if john boehner wants to pass a clean continuing resolution with the votes of a vast majority of democrats and a handful of republicans, the idea of speaker john boehner if republicans hold the house majority in 2015, that's going to go away. >> and jack lew has written a letter to congress. it says, if we have insufficient cash on hand, it would be impossible for the united states of america to meet all of its obligations for the first time in our history. he's obviously talking about the debt ceiling. for this reason, i respectfully urge congress to act immediately to meet its resp
john boehner has the same problem that john boehner had four days ago, three days ago before the government shutdown. there is a group of republicans in the house, and it's a lot bigger than the 14 people who said they would sign a clean cr who are republicans. there's a group of 40 to 50 republicans in the house who simply are not going to vote for a continuing resolution that does not include delaying or defunding obama care. at least today they're not going to do that. that's the bigger...
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boehner's blunder part deux. the speaker of the house can't get his facts and figures straight. >> putting humpty dump b
boehner's blunder part deux. the speaker of the house can't get his facts and figures straight. >> putting humpty dump b
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you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being shambolic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will punish republicans if they cut entitlements. they will punish democrats if they cut entitlements. so what you saw today was the president shifting attention from debt reduction to tax cuts, which is the easy thing. i think the problem is centrally in the country, and the politicians look like idiots because they're responding to horrible incentives. >> what does shambolic mean, by the way? >> i'm british. >> ok. >> i thought i'd let it go the first time. i didn't know what it meant. tom, you interviewed the candidate obama in 2008. and you said -- you a
you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being shambolic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will...
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that said, how much is boehner helped by his proposal? his proposal seemed a little bit not quite even close to what boehner and the president were in july of 2011 when the grand b bargain talks fell apart but now you've got conservative criticism of what he did offers as a reminder how difficult it is to find 218 votes in the house. >>> well, what the president set to announce his secretary of state pick, some worry it may be stretched out now to early next week, senator john kerry desperately wants the job, has stayed very, very quiet. yesterday he exchanged good natured ribbing with senator john mccain at a news conference called for support of a u.n. treaty to support those with disabilities around the world. mccain started it off. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. [ laughter ] >> thank you very much, mr. president. [ laughter ] this is what happens when you get too loose. >> kerry and mccain are working together on the effort to persuade their senate colleagues to ratify the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
that said, how much is boehner helped by his proposal? his proposal seemed a little bit not quite even close to what boehner and the president were in july of 2011 when the grand b bargain talks fell apart but now you've got conservative criticism of what he did offers as a reminder how difficult it is to find 218 votes in the house. >>> well, what the president set to announce his secretary of state pick, some worry it may be stretched out now to early next week, senator john kerry...
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whether boehner and company like it or not. and today at the white house, the president continued to build his case. he met with small business owners to keep the focus on letting the bush tax cuts expire for the rich. it's all part of a campaign to get a fair deal done. tomorrow he'll meet with a group of middle class americans who will explain how they'd be affected if republicans let their tax rates increase. he'll also have another meeting with ceos. on friday, the president's heading back on the road. he'll visit a pennsylvania toy manufacturer that depends on middle class shoppers, especially during the holiday season. this president knows how to make the case for the middle class. but will he be able to convince the rest of washington to get on board? joining me now is victoria day fran ce francessco society toe and dada milbank. thank you for coming on the show. victoria, how important is this new campaign? >> it's incredibly important. we've seen the president and his team have learned from their mistake. the mistake o
whether boehner and company like it or not. and today at the white house, the president continued to build his case. he met with small business owners to keep the focus on letting the bush tax cuts expire for the rich. it's all part of a campaign to get a fair deal done. tomorrow he'll meet with a group of middle class americans who will explain how they'd be affected if republicans let their tax rates increase. he'll also have another meeting with ceos. on friday, the president's heading back...
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in that nobody believes that john boehner speaks for anyone. when john boehner says republicans should do something, or that republicans are doing something, nobody believes republicans will actually do that thing. in july, he said, hey, republicans have written a farm bill. we're going to pass a farm bill. they did not pass a farm bill. in july, john boehner said, okay, now republicans have written a transportation bill. i'm in charge here. i'm in charge of the republicans in the house. and so now we are going to pass our new republican transportation bill. they did not pass their new republican transportation bill. even earlier this month, john boehner said, republicans do not want to shut down the government. he said, we republicans have drawn up a bill to kick the can down the road and fund the government. we are going to pass our fund the government bill and he brought it up and the republicans did not pass their own fund the government bill. john boehner does speak and he is in the house, but the idea that he is the capital "s" speaker of
in that nobody believes that john boehner speaks for anyone. when john boehner says republicans should do something, or that republicans are doing something, nobody believes republicans will actually do that thing. in july, he said, hey, republicans have written a farm bill. we're going to pass a farm bill. they did not pass a farm bill. in july, john boehner said, okay, now republicans have written a transportation bill. i'm in charge here. i'm in charge of the republicans in the house. and so...
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just to get a little back on boehner. boehner if he does retire and leaves the speakership, who is going to hire him right now. he has very few friends, he's very ineffective, right? >> gene, i would love to know your thoughts on this. i kind of think john boehner gets a job on k street, no matter what. he's going to have cash no matter what. >> he doesn't have to go back to running a bar in cincinnati. >> he can finally get a booth with his name on it at boardens. >> he gets it. he gets it. >> let me ask you, maria, before we let you go, marco rubio, who led the charge in the senate, the face of comprehensive immigration reform clearly feels like he got burned, was a no vote on reopening government, averting financial catastrophe, evidence of how vulnerable he felt out there. how much is rubio's behavior a setback for the issue of immigration reform. >> i think right now he's lying low because all of a sudden ted cruz came on board. i don't think anybody saw him including marco rubio as a favor for 2016. however, most re
just to get a little back on boehner. boehner if he does retire and leaves the speakership, who is going to hire him right now. he has very few friends, he's very ineffective, right? >> gene, i would love to know your thoughts on this. i kind of think john boehner gets a job on k street, no matter what. he's going to have cash no matter what. >> he doesn't have to go back to running a bar in cincinnati. >> he can finally get a booth with his name on it at boardens. >> he...